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Outback Opal Hunters

The darker the background, the rarerand the more expensive it is, fetching up to $35,000 a...

The darker the background, the rarer
and the more expensive it is, fetching up to $35,000 a carat

Full Transcript

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The darker the background, the rarer and the more expensive it is,
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fetching up to $35,000 a carat.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:45
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

The series follows crews of fearless opal miners on their mission to unearth a fortune in some of Australia's harshest and remote landscapes.
S01 • E06 Your stomach's feeling like, it's gonna, you know, sort of, spew. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Your stomach's feeling like, it's gonna, you know,...
S01 • E04 ..one of the most detested outback residents - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
..one of the most detested outback residents
S01 • E01 I'm not out here for bloody, you know, 10 or 15,000 bucks. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
I'm not out here for bloody, you know, 10 or 15,000 buc...
S01 • E08 So far, this season, mechanical maestros, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
So far, this season, mechanical maestros,
S01 • E06 Bend it in, that's it, boy. Yes, yes, yes. You're doing all right. Yes. That's it. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Bend it in, that's it, boy. Yes, yes, yes. You're ...
S01 • E01 I'm out here for big money. But to do it, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:11
I'm out here for big money. But to do it,
S01 • E03 Temperatures can reach over 45 degrees. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Temperatures can reach over 45 degrees.
S01 • E05 I'm excited. Finding that bit of trace in that last hole was pretty good. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
I'm excited. Finding that bit of trace in that last hol...
S01 • E07 Yani. Woo-hoo! Mwah! Mwah!(LAUGHS) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
Yani. Woo-hoo! Mwah! Mwah!(LAUGHS)
S01 • E06 Bring it in. Beautiful. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Bring it in. Beautiful.
S01 • E04 If you were to fall into it, it'd puncture into your chest. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
If you were to fall into it, it'd puncture into your ch...
S01 • E08 They're banking on their home-built prototype, Plutus, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
They're banking on their home-built prototype, Plutus,
S01 • E03 There's no town, just a scattered collection of makeshift camps - - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
There's no town, just a scattered collection of makeshi...
S01 • E05 The next step is one of the most dangerous. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
The next step is one of the most dangerous.
S01 • E02 Third generation opal hunter, Kelly Tishler, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Third generation opal hunter, Kelly Tishler,
S01 • E06 I had a friend. He's dead now. He said that...(NERVOUS LAUGHTER) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
I had a friend. He's dead now. He said that...(NERVOUS ...
S01 • E05 Widen or bell-out the bottom of each shaft, making it big enough for a miner to work in. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
Widen or bell-out the bottom of each shaft, making it big en...
S01 • E04 Ow. Introduced in the 1960s, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
Ow. Introduced in the 1960s,
S01 • E08 Digging for opal seven times faster than by hand, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
Digging for opal seven times faster than by hand,
S01 • E07 Explosives are relatively cheap and effective, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Explosives are relatively cheap and effective,